Traditional Medicine Practice Act, 2000 (No. 575). Pays/Territoire Ghana Type du document Législation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to establish a Council to regulate the practice of traditional medicine, to register practitioners and licence practices, to regulate the preparation and sale of herbal, medicines and to provide for related matters. Sujet Bétail, Alimentation et nutrition, Plantes cultivées, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Condiments/herbes/épices Toxicité/empoisonnement Santé des animaux Santé publique Médicaments Production végétale Institution Flore sauvage Ramassage/récolte Faune sauvage Biodiversité Aire géographique Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest Résumé This Act regulates traditional and alternative medicines practice and establishes the Traditional Medicine Practice Council as a body corporate. The object of the Council is to promote, control and regulate traditional medicine practice. A person shall not operate or own premises as a practitioner or produce herbal medicine for sale unless that person is registered in accordance with this Act with the Registrar of the Council. The Council shall, among other things, collaborate with the appropriate agencies for large scale cultivation of medicinal plants and for the preservation of biodiversity. Texte intégral Anglais